
Mrs. Joyce Kathleen Bloch SPEECH THERAPIST
Speech-Language Pathologist
2310 SILVER LAKE ESTATES DR PACIFIC MO, 63069About
Dr. Joyce Bloch is a speech language pathologist practicing in PACIFIC, MO. Dr. Bloch specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Bloch evaluates, diagnoses and treats patients with communication and swallowing troubles. These conditions may be due to developmental delay, brain injury, hearing loss, autism, stroke or other diseases and injuries. Dr. Bloch helps patients make sounds and improve their voices through various methods. Speech language pathologists also work with patients to strengthen muscles used to speak and swallow, and work with individuals and families to help cope with their conditions.
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